Archives for January 2012

It’s hard to predict right now which we will hear more about this year: Solyndra as a symbol for Obama’s failed environmental policies or Romney’s low personal tax rate as a emblem for all that is wrong with Republican economic policies. Unfortunately, only one of these is really fair. Let’s see which one. [Read more…]

Eco-anxiety is clearly one of the defining conditions of our age. Every period seems to have something. In the 1950s there was the Cold War and the constant fear of nuclear holocaust. Daniel Smith in his New York Times column It’s Still the ‘Age of Anxiety.’ Or is it? wrote [Read more…]

Mark Spellun discusses the Plenty 20, the automotive bailout, and the future of the electric car with the crew of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. With the US automotive industry facing bankruptcy, the team debates how best to turn things around in Detroit or whether it is worth saving the sector at all. The Plenty 20 – twenty companies that are going to change the world – includes some of the high tech manufacturers that will be making the car of the future.

Sundance Channel Eco Biz series looks at the development of Plenty and its efforts to create a new form of environmental journalism: less doom and gloom and more focused on positive solutions such as renewable energy and sustainable food.

The Fox audience gets introduced to the latest in green gear and fair trade products. Products included a solar brief case to charge you laptop and recycled Muji speakers from the MOMA store. The Fox anchors become so enamored with the new electric car on their set they drive off with it, fortunately making it back in time for the next segment.

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Tesla Motors is getting ready to sell additional shares and some debt like securities to raise approximately $830 million to help finance its operations. According to The New York Times The plans could raise questions about the company’s ability to generate cash flows from its operations. Last week in an investor conference call, Mr. Musk played […]

For many of today’s greenies, protecting nature is a religion in itself. The high priests are the climate scientists. Reducing your carbon footprint has replaced fasting. The three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle – is the commandment everyone must obey. But there are a lot of people who think of space exploration in a similar […]

If you have never read the Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, he breaks it all down for you here in this concise video at hbr.org. He first explains that a disruptive innovation is not a breakthrough that makes a good product better. Instead, it transforms a product that is normally so expensive that only a […]

With all of the green euphoria back in 2006 and 2007 it was easy to think that the Millennials – today’s teenagers and twenty somethings – would be the most eco-minded generation yet. Unfortunately, that may not be the case, at least by traditional measures. I think the catch is that this generation has gone […]

Every once in a while you see something that really knocks your socks off. I first saw this over at MyModernMet.com. Here’s what the author had so say: Known as Aquaria Grande, it’s comprised of two 37-story towers that boast modern and unique architectural design with several high-end amenities. With over 200 apartments, each unit features […]